Word: heavyweights
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Heavyweight Champion Rocky Marciano, who was named by Ring magazine as "Fighter of the Year." ^ Seattle University Basketball Player Johnny O'Brien, who set a national scoring record of 2,618 points in a four-year career that still has 22 games to go. Little (5 ft. 9 in.) Center O'Brien broke the record of 2,592 held by Nate DeLong of Wisconsin State College. ¶Jockey Tony DeSpirito, who got back in the saddle again after a ten-day suspension, to ride 15 more winners and bring his season total to 385. With two days...
...Some 60,000 turned up at the Polo Grounds for the rematch, the first really big gate Robinson ever attracted. Battered and bleeding, his timing way off, Robinson made a dramatic tenth-round comeback and knocked Turpin out. Robinson's last ambition then was to win the light-heavyweight (175 Ibs.) title from Joey Maxim (see below). Spotting his opponent 15 Ibs., Robinson, 32, had the title all but won when he was felled by heat prostration last September...
...decisions went to Captain John Lee wrestling at 137, and to heavyweight Tim Anderson. The Crimson's only loss fell to Don Fern at 123, who dropped a 2 to 4 decision to Howland of Tufts, and to Len Miller, at 157, who lost to Swain...
...match at 177 went to Sullivan of Harvard, by a forfeit. The Yardling's heavyweight, Quartarone, decisioned his opponent...
...Muggia at 123. Don Fern at 130, and ex-Yardling captain Pete Hiam at 137, and give the team the desired balance. Probable varsity starters at the remaining weights tonight will be: Bud Adams 147, Len Miller 157, Chick Chandler 167. Ken Culbert will start at 177, and the heavyweight will be Tim Anderson...